Gulbis d. Golubev

Gulbis beat Golubev 6-7(9), 6-4, 6-2 in the first round at the Next Generation Adelaide International - Adelaide. Gulbis won 127 of 242 points (52%). Gulbis hit 7 aces to 6 and won 74% of points behind the first serve (59/80) against 68% for Golubev. Gulbis converted 5 of 8 break points and saved 14 of 16 faced; Golubev converted 2 of 16. The match was played on hard in Australia.